Avantor, Inc. recently opened its new distribution center in Dublin, Ireland, according to a press release.
"Avantor's continued investment to expand our global footprint with on-site storage capacity and capabilities in Ireland strengthens our ability to provide essential products and services to the markets that need them," executive vice president of global supply chain operations, Sheri Lewis, said. "This cutting-edge center continues the capital investments we are making in our supply chain to meet growing global demand across all the end markets we serve."
Considered Avantor’s most innovative distribution establishment, the new facility will span 69,000 square feet, and will prioritize the improvement of the company’s customer service and security of supply.
With a certification for good manufacturing practice, the new warehouse will offer on-site clean rooms, batch-to-batch traceability, custom palletization, inbound and outbound product inspections and vendor managed inventory solutions.
"Avantor's value to the biopharma industry is our ability to support customers from discovery to delivery," executive vice president, Biopharma Production, Ger Brophy, said. "As a leading materials provider to the growing bioproduction industry, it is vital that we are responsive to customer needs in key markets such as Ireland while also having the capacity to meet growing demand in the region. This investment reflects our commitment to the industry and our anticipation of continued growth."
The second of its kind to be established in Ireland by Avantor, the center will add onto the company’s existing footprint of 76,000 square feet. The opening will create 40 new job opportunities to provide support for Avantor’s 200 employees in Ireland.
The expansion follows the launch of a new manufacturing and distribution hub in Singapore this past October, a new logistics hub in Westminster, Massachusetts in 2021 and a single-use solutions facility in Hillegom, Netherlands. The company also recently acquired Ritter GmbH, RIM Bio and Masterflex.
"Avantor's expansion is a strong endorsement of Ireland as a world-leading hub for the life science and medtech sectors, which is built on the strength of our talented and skilled workforce along with our access to markets and pro-enterprise policy environment,” Irish minister for trade promotion, digital and company regulation, Dara Calleary TD, said. “I wish the team all the very best with this new chapter."
In total, the company’s global catalog includes 200 manufacturing, distribution and sales centers in over 30 countries.
"Avantor traces its heritage in Ireland back to 1998," divisional manager life sciences and talent transformation and innovation, IDA Ireland, Michael Lohan, said. "The company has played an important role in the development of Ireland's life science ecosystem and continues to create high-quality career opportunities here in Dublin."